Worst poker advice you've ever seen?

Brigistul · Sep 4, 2025

The worst advice I ever got was to stop playing Poker! Another bad piece of advice was 'only play freerolls.' Those people had no idea about the beauty and adrenaline that poker creates, but they believed that if you play poker, you lose a lot of money and time. The loss of time and money turns, after thousands of hands played, into enjoyment and potentially a lot of money. I prefer to play and even lose, because every pleasure comes at a price!

Rldetheflop · Sep 4, 2025

Worst advice I ever got was get help for my gambling addiction. LoL

Lomba · Sep 5, 2025

If you losse your flip or a bad beat, then act like a man, and keep in your minds it's poker.

That doesn‘t work, when i lose with

against

or something Like that

rsparente · Sep 5, 2025

Always go all-in with premium cards.

burba · Sep 5, 2025

ICM means "I see money"...

Anna Brito · Sep 5, 2025

The worst piece of advice I've ever seen and experienced in my skin, is to cook the opponent when I get a pair of AA. In the beginning I did it and I just got sick of it.

Roller · Sep 5, 2025

The worst advice I’ve ever seen in poker strategy is: “Always trust your gut.”
Sure, intuition can sometimes help, but relying only on “feel” without understanding ranges, position, and odds is a fast track to losing money.

tihomir_kula · Sep 5, 2025

''Do not consider KJ a winning hand.'' My practice shows: Bad advice.

Sebbour · Sep 6, 2025

It's not an advice as such but rather perception that hangs around poker and earnings connected to it. And the perception that you can see in commercials is that in poker everyone earns money, all professionals are in profit, you get something every hand, basically that you just need to deposit and start playing and you'll earn loads of money from the start without any effort (something similar is around betting and casino games as well).

That perception (of an easy profit that just wait for you) leads to big losses and various addictions.

Academico · Sep 7, 2025

One of the worst pieces of poker advice I’ve ever seen came from an online article that suggested you should “always chase a straight or flush draw no matter the pot odds because it’s your destiny to hit eventually.” Essentially, the author was encouraging players to ignore basic probability and bankroll management, relying purely on superstition and “luck.”

This advice is particularly harmful because poker is fundamentally a game of expected value and long-term decision-making. Chasing draws without regard for odds guarantees negative expected value plays, which is a surefire way to lose money over time. It not only misguides beginners into reckless behavior but also reinforces misconceptions like the Gambler’s Fallacy—the idea that past outcomes influence future results in independent events. Following this advice turns what should be a strategic, math-based game into pure guesswork, which is the opposite of how you succeed in poker.

KeyPatience · Sep 7, 2025

Worst Poker Advice ever seen is to play AK like a boss! Either you raise preflop or limp to watch the board! The success rate is too low compared to other pocket cards as per my experience! Please note that I’m still learning poker!

mammadduke · Sep 7, 2025

The worst poker advice is to Go all in on any paired hand.. I only go all in on aces Kings, Queens, and jacks anything below that I wait on the flop.. you can get in trouble going on in on a low pair because you have so many other high cards that can beat it

mammadduke · Sep 7, 2025

One of the worst advice is to tell someone is that if you're on a losing streak, to keep playing to win your money back" usually you end up playing recklessly to try to get your money back and end up losing more

janwar · Sep 8, 2025

The worst advice I ever heard was “never fold aces preflop, no matter what.” Of course aces are strong, but if you’re deep in a tournament and facing crazy action from multiple players, sometimes it’s just not worth risking your whole stack. Blindly following that advice can turn a great hand into a disaster. Do you guys think there are actually rare situations where folding AA preflop makes sense?

Poker Orifice · Sep 8, 2025

janwar said:
The worst advice I ever heard was “never fold aces preflop, no matter what.” Of course aces are strong, but if you’re deep in a tournament and facing crazy action from multiple players, sometimes it’s just not worth risking your whole stack. Blindly following that advice can turn a great hand into a disaster. Do you guys think there are actually rare situations where folding AA preflop makes sense?

I'd suggest being much more concerned with 'folding AA preflop' then the RNG needing to be more transparent.
Folding AA anywhere aside from a satellite or an absolutely insane ICM spot would be crazy imo

alombrald · Sep 8, 2025

Go for me because I've been playing poker for 10 years.
Playing poker is the same thing as playing bingo. Pure luck!!

CNXRegie · Sep 9, 2025

The worst advice I’ve ever seen is to ignore where the game is—beginning, middle, or end—and just play the way you know.

Following this advice, I’ve had plenty of games where I reached the endgame, near the money or bubble time, only to bust out. By not paying attention to the stage of the game, I’ve bubbled several times and missed the money.

What’s worse? That advice came from me. 😅🎲💸

jardo5240 · Sep 10, 2025

That I would lose all my money and win nothing.

Marcwantstowin · Sep 10, 2025

jardo5240 said:
That I would lose all my money and win nothing.

That depends on how you play and the results you achieve.

Fallenglory · Sep 11, 2025

That poker is gambling.

Well I've tried some slots and it's no where close to that.

x patrice x · Sep 13, 2025

I can't spontaneously name the worst advice I've ever received regarding poker strategy.

However, I immediately remember the advice I received when I was just starting out as a poker beginner that I should first focus on the player to my left at the table.

I couldn't do anything with that at all and wondered how that would help me

?! The advice had zero value for me!

makisaa · Sep 14, 2025

The worst advice I have seen is to go all in all the times you get AA!

bruno13xs · Sep 14, 2025

Whenever you lose a hand, it goes all in the next one you win trust.

schtiuky · Sep 16, 2025

Sunz of Beaches said:
In my opinion the worst advice I ever got is to never ever limp. While I agree limping in general is not a good play it can be a decent weapon against certain opponents at certain times. Especially heads up at certain stack sizes.

i can subscribe to this one since limping its used a lot as you progress into the game.

ammje · Sep 19, 2025

I've heard some people say that when they're going through a bad streak, they think it's because the poker room is rigged, and then it's better to play at another poker room.

Worst poker advice you've ever seen?

Brigistul

Legend

Rldetheflop

Head Ranger

Lomba

Rising Star

rsparente

Rock Star

burba

Rock Star

Anna Brito

Rock Star

Roller

Legend

tihomir_kula

Legend

Sebbour

Legend

Academico

Rock Star

KeyPatience

Rock Star

mammadduke

Legend

mammadduke

Legend

janwar

Enthusiast

Poker Orifice

And Still...

alombrald

Rock Star

CNXRegie

Legend

jardo5240

Rising Star

Marcwantstowin

Member of the Bearded Brethren

Fallenglory

Rock Star

x patrice x

Legend

makisaa

Legend

bruno13xs

Legend

schtiuky

Visionary

ammje

Legend

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